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HISTORICAL FACTS: Tuberculosis - Caught on Camera

Enid High School Tuberculosis Probe Reaches 783 Contacts as Oklahoma Officials Run Two Days of Testing

Oklahoma health officials notified 783 people connected to Enid High School after active tuberculosis was confirmed among students. Testing was scheduled, but results had not been released.

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Mumbai man posed as doctor for nearly 30 years, Rs 188 crore transactions across 30 bank accounts under scanner

Dharmendrakumar Singh posed as a doctor for almost three decades and misappropriated Rs 188 crore. He allegedly diverted funds from various trusts and organizations to relatives and associates. Investigators scrutinized a tuberculosis screening project that had numerous unverified beneficiary records. During a July search, the police seized medical supplies and…

The Economic Times · Oct 26

Tuberculosis Left a 16-Year-Old So Thin That an Artery Pinched His Intestine, and Feeding Fixed It

TB left a 16-year-old with a BMI of 12 until an artery compressed his intestine, a rare syndrome. Careful refeeding cleared it without surgery.

Medical Daily · Oct 25

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A 12-Year-Old's Blood Pressure Hit 225/158, and Doctors Found Coral-Like Calcium in Her Aorta

A 12-year-old girl with blood pressure of 225/158 had coral reef aorta, a calcifying disease usually reported in adults. Here's what doctors did.

Medical Daily · Oct 23

Round After Round of Antibiotics Couldn't Fix a Woman's Draining Ear Because the Real Culprit Was Tuberculosis

Months of ear pain and drainage resisted antibiotics. Then a cough exposed the cause: tuberculosis in her ear and lungs. Her hearing returned.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

In 2018, over 6,000 volunteers examined pictures of tuberculosis bacteria exposed to drugs; their answers helped researchers test resistance to 13 medicines

In a collective effort in 2018, over 6,000 volunteers joined the BashTheBug project, focusing on tuberculosis bacteria images. Utilizing the Zooniverse platform, they gathered crucial data on antibiotic resistance through crowd-sourced analysis. Participants meticulously assessed photographs to evaluate bacterial growth under varying antibiotic conditions. Remarkably, their findings resonated with those…

The Economic Times · Oct 17

Her Spinal Mass Shrank on Steroids, but a Slow Lab Culture Unmasked the Rare Bacterium Behind It

A neck mass treated as neurosarcoidosis shrank with steroids and rituximab. A culture held for 2+ months revealed a rare bacterium, M. riyadhense.

Medical Daily · Oct 6

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Rowan County Confirms Tuberculosis Case Linked to Rowan-Salisbury Schools and Offers Free Testing to Exposed Students and Staff

Rowan County confirmed a TB case involving Rowan-Salisbury Schools and is offering free testing to close contacts. What families should know now.

Medical Daily · Sep 30

Extremely rare fungal infection kills man in Bangladesh after causing 16kg weight loss

Doctors first suspected the man’s persistent pain was caused by intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Meet Austin Jin, 16, who built a CRISPR blood test for tuberculosis

Most teenagers go to a pathology office for a blood test. For Austin Jin, it was the launch pad to address one of medicine’s oldest and most enduring problems: diagnosing tuberculosis. A 16-year-old senior at William A. Shine Great Neck South High School in Great Neck, NY, developed M-CATCH, a…

The Times of India · Sep 16

Purple Blotches on His Leg Leaked Orange Fluid, and the Color Gave Away the Cause

A man on standard tuberculosis therapy developed purple leg lesions leaking orange fluid. Doctors traced the rare reaction to rifampicin.

Medical Daily · Sep 14

New TB vaccines expected from 2029 could prevent 7.3 million deaths by 2050, Gavi says

By 2029, new tuberculosis vaccines are expected to save more than seven million lives, emerging as a crucial element for global health improvement. Ensuring a steady supply for the countries most affected by the disease is essential. Additionally, these vaccines may provide considerable economic advantages for developing nations. Gavi aims…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

What Construction Dust Does to Your Lungs and Why Cloth Masks Fail Indian Workers

The particle that never leavesNot all dust is equal. The dust raised by a jackhammer breaking concrete, a grinder cutting sandstone, or a drill boring through brick contains crystalline silica, particles that measure between 0.5 and 10 microns. At that size, they do not get caught in the nose or…

Times Life · Sep 14

5 Lung Conditions Indian Tailors, Carpenters and Stone Cutters Develop From Dust Exposure

Silicosis: The Stone Cutter's SentenceSilicosis is the most severe and irreversible lung condition found among Indian stone cutters, sandstone miners, and construction workers who grind or chisel silica-bearing rock. Fine crystalline silica particles, when inhaled repeatedly, lodge in the alveoli and trigger a fibrotic response: the lung tissue hardens around…

Times Life · Sep 13

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The Economic Times · Sep 12

Leaders of BRICS countries call for stronger cooperation in health, endorse initiatives on tuberculosis

BRICS leaders agreed to strengthen health cooperation and share best practices. They endorsed initiatives focusing on tuberculosis and digital healthcare systems. Leaders also supported efforts for healthy lifestyles and mental well-being programs. Pandemic preparedness and response capacities were emphasized by the group. Cooperation on traditional medicine and health workforce development…

Medical Daily · Sep 9

A Tuberculosis Vaccine Altered Brain Immune Activity in a Small Trial as Dementia Signals Widen Beyond Shingles

New BCG and high-dose flu vaccine findings widen the dementia signal beyond shingles. None of the research shows tthat he shots prevent dementia.

Medical Daily · Sep 3

Colorado Spent Two Months Trying to Investigate a Tuberculosis Case Inside an ICE Facility Before Suing

Court filings show Colorado officials were blocked from a TB investigation at the Aurora ICE facility for over two months before the state sued.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

A Man Coughed Blood for Six Months and Doctors Found Real Bone Growing Inside His Lungs

A 34-year-old was repeatedly told he had tuberculosis. A lung biopsy instead found mature bone and marrow growing inside his lung tissue.

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Medical Daily · Aug 31

Her Back Pain Was Treated as Tuberculosis for a Year Before Sequencing Found a Parasite in Her Spine

A woman's spine was being eaten away. Doctors treated tuberculosis for 12 months before sequencing found a parasite from surgery eight years earlier.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine Fell Short of BCG in Nearly Seven Thousand African Newborns but Questions Remain

The phase 3 priMe trial found that VPM1002 was not noninferior to BCG in nearly 7,000 newborns, but the result is hard to interpret.

The Conversation · Aug 25

Vulnerability to wildfire smoke is in our genes, thanks to an evolutionary quirk

When the sky becomes orange and hazy from wildfire smoke, modern humans are at greater risk than our earlier ancestors would have been.

Medical Daily · Aug 24

A 23-Year-Old's Brain Bleed Looked Like a Burst Artery Until a Scan Found One Clotted Vein Nobody Checks

Two weeks into tuberculosis treatment, a young man had a brain hemorrhage. The cause was a clot in a deep vein that most scans overlook.

Euronews · Aug 22

Health ministry mobilises vaccines to Ceuta after tuberculosis and scabies cases detected

Health authorities are seeking to ensure vaccine supplies in Ceuta after cases of tuberculosis, gastroenteritis, scabies and impetigo were detected.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

Men Develop Tuberculosis Far More Often Than Women, and a New Analysis Points to Exposure Over Biology

Pooled data from 11 cohorts suggest men face a higher tuberculosis risk mainly because they are infected more often, not because it advances faster.

Medical Daily · Aug 18

His Rib Was Being Eaten Away, and Everyone Assumed Cancer or TB Until a Fungus from Pigeons Turned Up

A 31-year-old had bone-destroying lesions that looked like cancer or TB. Two months of tuberculosis drugs failed before cultures found the cause.

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